Dermatology

Surgical Dermatology

Questions discussed in this category

How do you manage patients on biologics peri-operatively? Are there any medications that surgeons like discontinued before their procedure?

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Do you utilize surgical and medical treatments when treating patients with erythroplasia of queyrat, bowenoid papulosis or giant condyloma acuminatum?

1 Answer available

Do you routinely collect debulking specimens for paraffin-embedded or frozen section staining prior to taking a Mohs layer for all skin cancers?

If not, what tumor characteristics prompt you to collect debulking specimens for paraffin or frozen section staining?

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In your experience, what has been the most effective form of field therapy for your patients with higher burdens of actinic keratoses?

And what factors push you towards the selection of a specific treatment modality?

2 Answers available

Do you divide interpolation flaps 2 or 3 weeks after the initial surgery?

Are there specific cases where you would or would not consider early flap division?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2011-07

Accelerated takedown of the paramedian forehead flap at 1 week: indications, technique, and improving patient quality of life.

J Am Acad Dermatol, 2022 Jun 23

Value of Permanent Pathology for Debulk and Mohs Specimens during Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Dermatol Surg,

Utility of Debulk Specimens During Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

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